Medical Groups

Health Check-Based Preventive Care: the Global Implications of a European Study

September 15, 2013     Mark Hagland
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This summer, a group of healthcare researchers published a research article that evaluated the effects of standardized vascular health checks on health outcomes, for patients in six European countries. The implications for electronic health record-facilitated chronic care management and preventive health care in the U.S. are clear.

Innovating in Technology: Cleveland Clinic Keeps Moving Forward

September 8, 2013     Mark Hagland
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As the Cleveland Clinic prepares to host its annual Cleveland Clinic Innovation Summit, Gary Fingerhut, who helps oversee health IT commercialization at the organization, shared his perspectives on what the organization hopes to gain in this rapidly evolving arena.

Health Information Exchange: Are We At An Inflection Point?

August 30, 2013     Mark Hagland
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As health information exchange evolves forward, industry leaders and experts debate what to do about some of the continuing obstacles to granular-level data exchange. Should federal officials intervene?

Data Breach at Medical Group Impacts 4.3 Million Patients

August 26, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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Advocate Medical Group (AMG), part of the not-for-profit Downers Grove, Ill.-based integrated healthcare network, Advocate Health Care, had one of its administrative offices robbed in July, and computers with protected health information (PHI) were taken.

Of Coordinators and Cable-Knit Sweaters: Could MGMA's Request Help Unravel Meaningful Use?

August 24, 2013     Mark Hagland
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The timing of MGMA's plea for leniency towards physicians working to meet the requirements of meaningful use couldn't be more challenging for whoever becomes the next National Coordinator for Health IT. What should ONC do--maintain policy rigor or accede to the demands of providers? The answer could prove pivotal to the entire HITECH program.

MGMA Asks HHS to Delay Imposing MU Penalties on Physicians

August 22, 2013     Mark Hagland
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In an Aug. 21 letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Susan Turney, M.D., president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association, called on Sebelius to embrace a series of actions designed to ease the burden on physicians trying to meet to meet the meaningful use requirements in the HITECH Act, including instituting a moratorium on penalties for physicians that have successfully completed Stage 1 requirements.

Physician Pay Increases Hold Steady for 2014, According to Hay Group’s Annual Physician Compensation Study

August 19, 2013     John DeGaspari
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Physicians across all organization types can expect to see median salary increases of 2.4 percent for 2014, on par with salary increases last year, according to results from Hay Group’s 2013 Physician Compensation Survey released today. Physicians in group-based practices can expect to see larger pay increases (3.7 percent) than those in hospital-based settings (2.2 percent).

The Mobility Narrative: All the Usual Challenges, with High-Level Clarity

July 31, 2013     Mark Hagland
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Though every healthcare IT leader and industry expert I interviewed for our July/August cover story package shared with me how complex their movement towards mobility has been so far, one very positive element in that overall movement is this: a strong clarity with regard to what the future holds, at least with regard to the big picture

The Doctor Is In (and Wants to Get Online)

July 29, 2013     Mark Hagland
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Compared with some industries, mobile computing came late to healthcare. But now, the revolution is accelerating—both on the clinician end-user side, and in the arena of clinician-patient communications and care management. How are IT leaders engaging clinicians and helping clinicians engage patients, in the emerging healthcare? CIOs and CMIOs are figuring out how to help their organizations survive--and thrive--in the emerging world of mobility.

Climb Every Mountain: Are Medical Group Leaders Moving Forward on Automation, Despite All the Challenges?

July 23, 2013     Mark Hagland
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If recent surveys are any indication, the leaders of physician groups nationwide are making the decision to move forward on absolutely needed clinical information technology implementation, despite the challenges inherent in a shifting reimbursement landscape.

Advancing Mobile Computing: How One New Jersey Group Has Moved Forward

July 21, 2013     Mark Hagland
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The number of patient care organizations across the U.S. in which physician mobility is moving forward is growing daily. Among that throng is the 15-physician Vanguard Medical Group in northeastern New Jersey. In the case of Vanguard, participation in a statewide patient-centered medical home program, and creating its own visiting nurse program, spurred development of a mobile computing strategy.

Where the Rubber Meets the Road in MD Documentation: An Emergency Physician Perspective

July 20, 2013     Mark Hagland
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Reid Conant, M.D. of the Tri-City Emergency Medical Group, a 23-doctor emergency physician practice in Oceanside, California, shares his perspectives on the role of speech recognition solutions in optimizing physician documentation processes in the emergency medicine sphere. One key point: it’s not about typing ability.
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